Allan Moffat

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28 Feb 1953Ron Roycroft in second big car race win to-dayRon Roycroft (Alfa Romeo, Auckland) won the 50-mile Lady Wigram Trophy in 38min 42sec, flawless as at Mairehau a month…17 Mar 1953Car racing held at RakaiaD. H. Rutherford won the D. W. Wild Challenge Trophy at the Motor Racing Club's Rakaia Domain meeting with a lap of…27 Nov 1954H. Green breaks Car Club recordHec Green cut the Rakaia track record from 32.05sec to 30.2sec at the Rakaia Car Club meeting; the track was a shade…24 Nov 1955Entries for trophy event: Stan Jones withdrawsWhen entries closed there were 16 definite starters and nine tentative for the 1956 Lady Wigram International Trophy…21 Jan 1956Car racing at Wigram to-dayIn the open car handicap Barry Brown (Austin A40 Special) led six laps before A.20 Jan 1960Lady Wigram Trophy entry listList of 28 drivers entered for the 1960 international Lady Wigram Trophy when entries closed, with car numbers, home…22 Jan 1962Results from Wigram Trophy meetingResults of the races at the 1962 Lady Wigram Trophy meeting: Motor Racing Club championship, New Zealand motor-cycle…19 Jan 1963Stanton wins Motor Racing Club championship; Archibald first home in saloon handicapMorning events at the 1963 Lady Wigram Trophy meeting.14 Jan 1964Entries for the Lady Wigram Trophy race meetingEntry lists for the 1964 Lady Wigram Trophy meeting, covering the Trophy race heats, the Motor Racing Club…17 Jan 1964Archibald had to fight hard for saloon car winChristchurch's Ray Archibald drove one of the finest races of his career to win the second I.G.A.31 Dec 1971Overseas stars for 18th trophy race at WigramDrivers from Britain, Belgium, the United States, Canada and Australia, led by European and North American Formula…17 Jan 1973Top Aust. driver late entryCanadian-born Allan Moffat, Australia's leading saloon driver, was a last-minute entry in the 25-mile invitation…17 Jan 1973Keen contest at Wigram likelyClose points scores in the Castrol GTX and Bank of New South Wales saloon championships should make for keenly…20 Jan 1973Aussie champ Moffat shows them the wayAustralian saloon champion Allan Moffat won the fast invitation saloon race at the 1973 Lady Wigram Trophy meeting in…22 Jan 1973McRae wins exciting race for Lady Wigram TrophyGraham McRae won his third successive Lady Wigram Trophy in a record 52min 33.8sec (114.277 mph), after a race in…17 Jan 1974Saloons and historic cars at WigramPreview of the saloon and support races at the 1974 NZ Grand Prix meeting at Wigram: Paul Fahey's new Cologne Capri V6…18 Jan 1974McRae needs 120 mph lap for pole positionDrivers wanting pole or front row for the 1974 NZ Grand Prix at Wigram would need a flying lap of about 120 mph in…21 Jan 1974Saloon races excitingClose, exciting saloon racing at Wigram on Sunday, with honours in the top three events shared by Graham Baker (PDL…21 Jan 1974McCormack wins his second NZ Grand PrixJohn McCormack (Australia) won the 100-mile New Zealand Grand Prix at Wigram in his three-year-old Elfin MR5 Repco V8,…7 Nov 1974Top saloon drivers to show skillsAustralian saloon stars John McCormack (Valiant Charger) and Allan Moffat (Ford Mustang) were to be matched against…16 Jan 1975Top saloon drivers hereThe saloon races at Wigram on Sunday 19 January 1975 promise to be the most exciting for some time, with Australians…16 Jan 1975Feature saloon raceThe feature saloon race at the Lady Wigram Trophy meeting will be the final 11-lap Radio Avon invitation event.18 Jan 1975McRae and Amon toss a coinPole position for the 1975 Lady Wigram Trophy was decided by a coin toss after Graham McRae and Chris Amon both lapped…20 Jan 1975McRae thrills crowd with superb drivingGraham McRae (McRae GM2) turned the tables in the third round of the Stuyvesant series with a faultless win in the…20 Jan 1975McCormack, Fahey best saloon driversAustralian John McCormack (Ansett Charger) and Aucklander Paul Fahey (Capri) won their saloon events at Wigram.8 Jan 1976Top drivers line up for WigramA 14-car field for the Lady Wigram Trophy race on Sunday 18 January 1976, third round of the four-race Stuyvesant…15 Jan 1976Saloon racing should be most spectacular so farSaloon racing at the January 1976 Wigram meeting should be even better than the previous year, with Jim Richards…15 Jan 1976Lap record at Wigram may go in match raceThe 99.124 mph Wigram saloon car record set in 1975 by Australian John McCormack in his Repco V8 Chrysler Charger was…15 Jan 1976Loads of talent in saloon car fieldsFour saloon car races on the 1976 Wigram programme feature the best saloon drivers: Australian Allan Moffatt…16 Jan 1976Monza in good trimAllan Moffatt's Chevrolet Monza was set up more carefully after it was beaten at Bay Park and Moffatt did practice…16 Jan 1976Lawrence wants change of luckGraeme Lawrence, fastest qualifier in the opening Stuyvesant rounds at Pukekohe and Manfeild, has reservations about…16 Jan 1976Wigram lap record will go - LeonardLeo Leonard, 35-year-old Timaru driver of the PDL Mustang who won three races in the first round at Bay Park, Mt…17 Jan 1976No clear favourite for Lady WigramBruce Allison, in his first year of F5000 racing, is the man to beat in the 1976 Lady Wigram Trophy, one point ahead…17 Jan 1976Lap record at 117mph by Ken SmithKen Smith of Auckland broke the Wigram lap record in his Lola T332 in the second of three qualifying sessions, lapping…19 Jan 1976Moffatt gets his revengeAllan Moffatt (Australia, Chev Monza) beat Leo Leonard (Christchurch) at Wigram after being beaten by the Mustang at…19 Jan 1976Wigram problem may spell end of era for promotersPeter Greenslade reports that Ken Smith (Lola T332) won the Lady Wigram Trophy, third round of the Peter Stuyvesant…31 Jan 1977Leonard powers to great winJohn Fridd reports that Leo Leonard showed the full potential of the new P.D.L.24 Jan 1978Series points, lap records and prizemoneySeries points after Teretonga in 1978 (subject to appeal): Rosberg 49, Perkins 37, Sullivan 26, McMillan 12, Miedecke…25 Jan 1979PDL wants Wigram markLeo Leonard's PDL Mustang was out to take the Wigram outright saloon lap record, the only one in New Zealand it did…24 Jan 1983Crowe, Tulloch outstanding in big-saloon eventsTrevor Crowe and Inky Tulloch shared the honours in the big-saloon races at the 1983 Lady Wigram Trophy meeting.23 Jul 1993Ron Rutherford moves to the Gold CoastProfile of Christchurch motoring identity Ron Rutherford, who moved permanently to Australia's Gold Coast in 1993.8 Jan 2002A tale of a motorsport careerProfile of Ron Rutherford, race driver, rally driver, businessman and co-founder of Woodford Glen, who is now in…

From the reports

• Moffat's Ford Falcon GTHO was to race in the 25-mile Rothmans invitation saloon race at Wigram on 20 January 1973. (17 Jan 1973)
• Moffat led the 1973 invitation saloon race home at Wigram in his Australian Ford Falcon GTHO. (20 Jan 1973)
• Allan Moffat was to race a Chevrolet Monza flown from the US at Wigram, the first Monza raced in New Zealand. (18 Jan 1974)
• Moffat and Richards collided just after the finish line in the 1974 invitation saloon race and went through the barrels; neither driver was hurt. (21 Jan 1974)
• Allan Moffat broke the 100 mph saloon lap mark at Wigram in January 1974 on the circuit without a hairpin; the hairpin at the end of the main straight was reinstated for 1975. (16 Jan 1975)
• Allan Moffat's 1:21.7 (96.94 mph) was fastest saloon qualifying time for the 1975 Wigram meeting. (18 Jan 1975)
• The Motor Racing Club announced a match race of three or four laps between Moffatt, Leonard, Dawson and Richards to open the 18 January 1976 Wigram meeting. (16 Jan 1976)
• A short sharp saloon car match race featuring Moffatt, Dawson, Richards and Leonard was added to the Sunday 18 January 1976 Wigram programme. (16 Jan 1976)
• Leonard had beaten Moffatt on all six occasions they had clashed before January 1976. (16 Jan 1976)
• Leo Leonard's P.D.L. Mustang set a new Wigram saloon lap record of about 1:17.2 on 30 January 1977, beating Allan Moffat's 1:17.6 from 1976. (31 Jan 1977)
• Wigram lap records in January 1978: single-seater outright Graham McRae 1:02.65, Formula Pacific Keke Rosberg 1:11.00, saloon outright Allan Moffat 1:17.6. (24 Jan 1978)
• Allan Moffat's 1:17.6 in a Chev Monza was the outright saloon lap record for the 3.5km Wigram airfield circuit before the 1979 meeting. (25 Jan 1979)

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